The U.S. Navy has grabbed its first pirates in more than 50 years, swooping down on two boatloads of suspects and throwing them into a brig.
A total of 16 Somalis captured in two separate incidents this week were taken into custody aboard the USS Vella Gulf, then transferred to the USNS Lewis and Clark -- a supply ship enlisted to support a special Navy task force dedicated to combating modern-day pirates.
The suspected pirates will be held in one of the Lewis and Clark's cargo holds, which...Full Story